If the drivers were athletes, the nation of zamboni would be the 22ndlargest contingent at. Zamboni driver david ayres saves the day for stephen. Years ago, after swilling an entire bottle of 20w50 motor oil, i had a vision. Day in the life of a zamboni driver with sean wednesday, february 4, 2015 duration. Hurricanes turn to zamboni driver as emergency goalie. See more ideas about hockey, hockey mom and ice hockey.
The manager said, son, i know it looks keen, but that right there is one expensive machine. Canton firefighters jason coleman and brian pendergast answered the. At the job, there wasnt any strong reaction to me being female and driving the zamboni, because the people. What its like to drive a zamboni jason drives by jalopnik. Ottawa senators zamboni driver sean cavanagh says there is more to. Is jason day the most explosive driver in golf history. You can choose a driveable rv or an rv that can be hitched to the back of your car. Actually it was an olympia and very different than a zamboni in its controls. Zamboni driver helps rescue man suffering cardiac arrest. What its like to drive a zamboni jason drives youtube.
In this case of emergency, the zamboni driver came through the. Zamboni driver, 42, gets win as emergency goalie for canes. Ayres, 42, usually drives the zamboni at hockey games. Zamboni driver saves dorchester dads life at canton. In addition to driving the zamboni and filling in during practices for the leafs. Zambonidriving emergency goalie sparks discussions at nhl gms meeting. Gear daddies the i wanna drive a zamboni song lyrics. His advice was always backed up by warning stickers on the zamboni, along with a few gory stories about someone losing a finger or two.
Select the best result to find their address, phone number, relatives, and. Meet dave ayres, an emergency backup goaltender who lived out his dream in the nhl and was a hero for the carolina hurricanes in a 63. Jason heads back to the lane motor museum to drive one of the strangest amphibious cars ever built. Jeffrey also answers to jeffrey p zamboni, and perhaps a couple of other names. A 42yearold zamboni driver for the toronto maple leafs won his first nhl game. As she spoke, tyler and jason were out on the rink gliding and sometimes stumbling on the crowded ice. David ayers is now the most famous zamboni driver in toronto history. A canadian zamboni driver was charged with impaired driving after he allegedly drove into the boards at the side of the rink. Nick kurczewski, an automotive journalist, takes a stepbystep course on how to drive an iceresurfacer at the battery park city ice rink in lower manhattan. Its as good as it seems like driving a 10,000 lb miata with a. Inarena medical procedures worked when blues defenceman jay. David ayres, a 42yearold zamboni driver at a local rink who filled in as an emergency backup goalie for the carolina hurricanes, has secured his first career nhl win. I am passionate about the role of libraries as a great equalizer in terms of access to information, ideas, and knowledge. The story of how ayers went from having his playing aspirations sidelined due to a kidney transplant to getting an official numbered shirt, is surely waiting to become a movie.
Day in the life of a zamboni driver with sean wednesday, february 4, 2015. View jason drivers profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. I ve been a zamboni driver for 18 years at the local arena. Hathaway is often seen highfiving kids while he drives the zamboni around the rink, and giving them a fistbump with a big smile. Jason drives s1 e9 what its like to drive a zamboni jason drives duration. Jason gregor both new winger additions for the edmonton. After both carolina hurricanes goalies were injured, the emergency backup helped them win. Find jason drivers phone number, address, and email on spokeo, the leading online directory for contact information. The zamboni driver who could in a charming bit of nhl rules, every home team has to make available an emergency goalie in the rare chance that both of the home or road teams goalies are injured. Zamboni driver turned goalie embodies the wonder of sport. The ahl remains the top development league for zamboni drivers who want. With three wins in his last six starts dating back to a t4 at the open championship most assumed the current fedexcup. Jason driver in tennessee tn 5 records found whitepages. It was the most canadian thing by phil heidenreich global news posted december 22, 2016 1.
Farissier said the zamboni drives very differently from a car on the street, and for an added complication, its moving on ice. Jason spezza lost the puck in front of torontos goal later in the. Ayres, who drives a zamboni for torontos minorleague team, was wearing a leafs goalie mask throughout the game. Zamboni driver wins first nhl game after being tapped as. Ice technician, aka zamboni driver, mike cunniff talks about how he makes. Previous to jeffreys current city of portland, me, jeffrey zamboni lived in saco me. The great junkyard dog appeared to me, and asked me what i most wanted to drive. When a 42yearold zamboni driver entered as an emergency goaltender. This month, scott learns what it takes to be a zamboni driver. Zamboni driver charged with impaired driving a woman in kingsville, ont.
Jason drives s1 e9 what its like to drive a zamboni jason. I am senior management librarian, bibliophile, and lover of all childrens literature, adult mysteries, and just about anything nonfiction. A multiple championship winning driver in his homeland in the new zealand touring car championship, he moved to australia to pursue a career in the australianbased v8 supercar championship series. Jason john richards 10 april 1976 15 december 2011 was a new zealand motor racing driver. Jason drives what its like to drive a zamboni episode. Jason drives s1 e9 what its like to drive a zamboni jason drives. Driver asks border patrol is this nazi, germany then drives off. David ayres revels in remarkable nhl debut as zamboni driver. Zambonis i wanna drive the zamboni lyrics letssingit. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover jasons.
Zamboni is based in california, and 17 of its machines are in use at the olympics. Zamboni driver david ayres fills in as emergency backup goalie in. Alberta man pulls up to tim hortons drivethru in his. Zamboni driver charged with impaired driving cbc news. Alberta man pulls up to tim hortons drivethru in his zamboni. The sudden exit of officer jason flanery comes more than a year. I started as regular maintenance staff for the summer months, then one of the zamboni drivers moved away. Jason driver vice president of information technology. Well somewhere between jackson and memphis i knew i would let go of you well it took some time but ive come to my senses and im looking for a lighter shade of blue so i. Dave ayres, zamboni driver turned nhl emergency goalie, is. Hes expected to ring the storm siren at the game a pregame tradition often used to honour people in front of hurricanes fans.
Our search for the answer led us into the chilly depths of chicagos united center to meet head ice technician dan ahearn. Ayres, a 38yearold who occasionally works for the ice crew and drives the zamboni during marlies games, made it to rochester just over an hour before puck drop. On the job follows city manager scott neal as he looks at the various jobs and workers that make edina a great city. Gear daddies billys live bait the i wanna drive a zamboni song well i went down to the local arena asked to see the manager man he came f. He was sitting in the stands saturday in toronto when the caroline hurricanes lost both goaltenders to.
Ayres, who works for the maple leafs minor league affiliate the toronto marlies, driving the machine that resurfaces the ice, was available as. Zamboni driver minds the net as hurricanes beat maple leafs the carolina hurricanes won an national hockey league game with a zamboni driver in the net on saturday. Ok, so, theres a zamboni driver, a little pudgy, big smile. Jason drives driving the weirdest amphibious car ever. The carolina hurricanes were forced to use an emergency goaltender after injuries sidelined two other goalies during the game in toronoto. Zamboni driver saves dorchester dads life at canton rink. After letting in the first two shots he faced, ayres recorded 8 straight saves to close out the game and shutout the leafs in the third period. Day in the life of a zamboni driver with sean wednesday. The greatest goalie who also drives a zamboni twelve. Zambonidriving emergency goalie sparks discussions at nhl gms. A tale of an ordinary man accomplishing the extraordinary. I sent in an application like everyone else did, and since i had been an excellent summer employee was chosen and then trained by the arena manager.
When this machine is on, he said, patting the side of. We found 5 records for jason driver in sparta, south pittsburg and 6 other cities in tennessee. What its like to drive the weirdest amphibious car ever. Hes called the god of ice in the midwest by a fellow zamboni driver. Danischewski, a rink operator and zamboni driver for 26 years, first made certain i was familiar with all the safety checks and system controls. Expert zamboni man from wadena minnesota finishes ice like a pro. If you go too fast into the corners, arthur said, youre just. So you thought that jason couldnt drive anything weirder than a zamboni. A quickthinking zamboni driver helped save a massachusetts man who suffered a heart attack while playing hockey. Jason day arrived at conway farms golf club in the form of his life. Zamboni driver leads nhls hurricanes to victory as emergency. A lthough many different girls have trained, lauren russell is the first female zamboni driver to last a significant time at rit for at least the past 15 years after training for a month or two last year, lauren was able to become an official member of the zambonidriving team. Unicorn drives zamboni posted by hockeytube on oct 31st, 2015 file this under i just. Eric baker drives zamboni at canton sportsplex wbztv.
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